The Fish and Wildlife Service in December said it plans to take more time to decide on whether to list the butterfly as threatened. Environmentalists sued the Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday ...

Like last year, a dramatically small number of monarch butterflies migrated through San Luis Obispo County this winter, according to data from the conservation-focused nonprofit the Xerces Society.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Western monarch populations hit the third-lowest count since 1997, with just 12,260 recorded along California’s ...

CHAMBLEE, Ga. — Chamblee and its mayor was recognized as Monarch Champion on Dec. 16 by the National Wildlife Federation for its commitment to monarch butterfly conservation. The designation of ...

MISSION, Texas (Border Report) — Wearing dark sunglasses, long sleeves and a wide-brimmed hat, Florida retiree Linda Cooper came prepared to gaze at butterflies in 90-degree weather Thursday at the ...

DENVER, Colorado — When artist Juls Mendoza puts brush to canvas, every stroke carries meaning. Throughout his many years of professional work, there is one image his brush returns to again and again: ...

Only 20 butterflies were counted for the 2025 pre-season monarch butterfly count, according to Charis van der Heide, senior biologist and monarch butterfly specialist with Althouse and Meade Inc.

The flapping wings of millions of monarch butterflies at the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Michoacán, Mexico, create a fluttering sound that Alfonso Alonso describes as “magical.” The ...

It's been an unusually hot fall in Texas, and that may explain why the iconic southbound march of the monarch butterfly appears to be slowing to a crawl. Texas' weather this year may offer a clue.

MISSOURI, USA — A Missouri Department of Conservation official recently spotted a ghostly variation of a Monarch butterfly in the state. Natural History Biologist Amanda Gehin saw an extremely rare ...

With a deft move of his net, 12-year-old Bear Graf, of Middle Island, captured an energetic male monarch butterfly, distinguishable by the two dark marks on his hind wings. He delivered him to the ...